Salt in van, not drugs, claim fuels dispute over Houston ICE shooting

The Independent reports conflicting claims about a “crystal-like” substance found in Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s van after a Houston ICE shooting: federal authorities described it as potentially meth, but his family’s lawyer says it was salt used to make a hydration drink. Proponents and prosecutors have questioned the drug claim, witnesses dispute whether officers identified themselves, and ICE was pursuing a different suspect when the shooting occurred; three surviving passengers remain detained as investigators weigh competing accounts.